During a night out last Saturday at White Oak Duckpin Lanes, 19-year-old Brandy Moser only set out to beat her boyfriend Paul’s bowling score, but wound up winning a whole lot more. Along with an awesome average, Brandy also scratched-off a winning 10X Payday Payout scratch-off, scoring a $100,000 top-prize.

Getting a lane was taking longer than usual, so to pass the time, Brandy purchased a scratch-off. Although she usually buys less expensive tickets, the Montgomery College student decided to splurge on a $10 scratch-off. Just as she started scratching the ticket Brandy uncovered a matching number, along with the prize amount of $100,000. The couple scanned the ticket several times and then checked it again with the cashier, before rushing home to put their valuable discovery somewhere safe. “I was nervous letting go of the ticket for the cashier to confirm the win,” said Brandy’s boyfriend.

When Brandy returned home, she surprised her parents with the win. “We were shocked. It’s really been a special week with the Lottery win, a Ravens Championship and the upcoming Chinese new year,” said her father, Jonathan. Once secure in a safe, she and Paul rolled on to high scoring games back at the bowling alley.

The winner plans to put her winnings into savings. She hopes that the funds will help with college tuition and other future expenses. The winning ticket was purchased at White Oak Duckpin Lanes on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring.

Andrew and Elizabeth Pike from La Plata have been busy planning the anniversary trip of a lifetime. After 25 years together, the couple decided it was time to treat themselves to a tropical vacation in Hawaii. Little did they know, they would be upgrading their reservations due to a top prize win of $100,000 on the 10X Payday Payout scratch-off.

Excited to celebrate their silver anniversary, the Pikes are looking forward to traveling in style. “The first thing I told my husband was that we would be upping our flight to first class,” said Elizabeth nudging her husband playfully. “I’m sure we’ll be able to do a more while we’re in Hawaii thanks to the winnings.”

The couple was almost deterred from buying scratch-offs after they saw two other people win top prizes at their favorite retailer. “We thought we missed our chance to win big so I bought tickets from another store for a couple days,” said Andrew. “As soon as I saw I had a winning ticket, I told the store clerk that his store sold another huge ticket.”

Aside from putting some of the winnings towards their 25th anniversary trip, the couple plans to invest the rest. The winning ticket was purchased at Super H Convenience Store, located at 11091 Business Park Drive in Waldorf. There is one remaining top prize on the 10X Payday Payout scratch-off ticket.

Helping a friend out with a little extra money paid off big for a Mt. Airy man. In over 20 years of working, the man and his wife can’t remember taking more than a couple days off. The coupled decided to take a day off recently to help a friend with a broken arm. When they went to the grocery store for the friend, the hardworking landscaper and housekeeper scratched a 10X Payday Payout scratch-off and won a $100,000 top prize.

When he went back to their friend’s house with the groceries, the 43-year-old was shaking with excitement as he showed them the winning scratch-off. Along with helping with bills and home improvements, the lucky winner said he has some special plans for a portion of the extra money. Since emigrating from El Salvador 22 years ago, he and his wife have only returned home once, and they plan to use the winnings to visit family. The winning ticket was purchased at Best Beer, Wine N Deli on Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg.

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The 35-year-old Virginia resident watched his longtime friend play Maryland Lottery scratch-offs quite frequently. Yet despite his buddy’s enjoyment for the games, the native of Ethiopia was reluctant to engage in his own Lottery play.

Finally, after much encouragement, he decided to try his luck and bought just one 10X Payday Payout scratch-off. “My friend would always play the $1 and $2 scratch-offs but I decided to go for the $10 ticket,” said the lucky player. That was all it took. It did, however, take some time to discover the enormity of his newfound wealth.

“I thought I had won $10,000,” he said. It wasn’t until arriving at Lottery Headquarters with his new fiancé by his side that he discovered that his prize was actually tens times that amount. “The Lottery claims official handed me a paper that said I had won $100,000 — what a big difference,” he said.

The winner plans to use his prize money to start his own business while continuing to attend school. The lucky win occurred at Washington Mart, located at 2145 Crain Hwy., in Waldorf.